[asterisk-users] Auto dialer scripts and software

[A J Stiles]

On Friday 17 May 2013, cjwstudios wrote:
> A friend asked me for help to auto-dial and play a prerecorded message for
> a political campaign.  I've briefly googled auto dialer scripts but haven't
> seen one that really stands out.  Are there any free or cheap auto dial
> solutions that you nice folks recommend?

You do know that sort of thing is against the law -- or at least requires a 
permit from the authorities -- in most civilised countries, right?  You can 
get into a *lot* of trouble if you are not careful.

If you are quite sure it's legal in your jurisdiction, and you have written 
permission if required, then it's a simple enough matter just to create a call 
file that will connect some real-world number with a local extension which just 
waits for the call to be bridged, then plays a sound file.  Easy enough in your 
favourite scripting language.


If the call file is definitely smaller than one block  (the size of which 
depends on your file system),  it should be OK to write in situ.  Otherwise, 
write it under /tmp or somewhere and then use the system command "mv" to move 
it to /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing/ after closing it.

-- 
AJS

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